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Dr. Steven R. Schultze is a climatologist and an Assistant Professor of Geography
in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of South Alabama. He received
his B.A. from the University of Florida, M.A. from Western Michigan University and
his Ph.D. from Michigan State University. Dr. Schultze focuses on the effects of microclimates
on crops on a field level by using a combination of weather, climate, crop and landscape
data in conjunction with spatial statistical techniques and Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) software. His goal is to find the connection between crop responses
to seemingly small differences in weather/climate over very small areas.

As a Ph.D. student, he explored the connection between climate change and Michigan's
wine industry. He found that climate change has contributed to the existence of Michigan's
improbable industry and will continue to make the region more accommodating for high
quality wine production in the coming decades. His background in viticulture can be
seen in his office, where he is growing what may be the only successfully fruiting
Pinot Noir grapevine in the state of Alabama. He also worked on cherry and potato
production responses to weather conditions during his time in Michigan. Currently
at South, he is working with local growers on establishing the importance of microclimates
on several crops including satsumas and pecans.

In addition to microclimates research, Dr. Schultze (a huge sports fan) looks the
role of statistics in sports. In particular, he has looked at creating an objective
+/- metric for establishing player performance in soccer while spatially mapped differences
in shot location depending on different scenarios presented by the +/- metric. As
shown in his research, if there was ever an empirical way to single out a player for
bad play, this is it.

Dr. Schultze enjoys working with undergraduate students in the field or in the lab.
If you are interested in working on any of these projects, please send him an email
or stop by his office.